y conduct indepth autoinvestigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation(缓刑), not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.
One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work fulltime on the states 65,000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the states autotheft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.
How can you protect your car? If you live in a hightheft area or drive an expensive model, consider a security system. It may cost anywhere from $25 to $1, 000. Some systems engage automaticallysimply removing the key disables the fuel pump and the starter. When cars are equipped with such systems, t hefts may drop by onethird. In some states, you may be able to use a device that transmits radio signals, allowing stolen cars to be tracked by police.
71. What is the passage mainly about?
72. What does the author think Joe Templer should be blamed for?
73. How serious did the author predict the annual vehicle theft could in the United States in 1989?
74. What are the two ways thieves sell the stolen cars?
75. What type of security system can help the police track down a stolen car?
Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes t o write a composition on the topic Haste Makes Waste. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 为什么说"欲速则不达"。
2. 试举例说明。
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